I would rather start a family than finish one.

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A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.

An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders,...

By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders,...

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it...

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it...

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get...

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get...

In all systems of theology the devil figures as a male person. Yes, it is...

In all systems of theology the devil figures as a male person. Yes, it is...

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to...

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an...

The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an...

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers...

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers...

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should...

Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should...

Brushing your teeth six times before you go to the dentist so they think you...

Brushing your teeth six times before you go to the dentist so they think you...

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Of course, it's very easy to be witty tomorrow, after you get a chance to...

Of course, it's very easy to be witty tomorrow, after you get a chance to...